Recently, I took two trips in as many days to Joseph Whidbey State Park, which, although not far from where I live, I hadn’t spent much time in the past. My husband warned: it’s wet. That turned out to be the understatement of the year. The first time, I parked in a large gravel parking …
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Now that I’ve finally figured out the trail system around Goose Rock, I have decided that these are the two most ideal hikes in terms of time, effort and scenery that begin from the parking lot north of Deception Pass Bridge. Either way, you’ll need to park, display your Discover Pass, and head towards the …
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Four Septembers ago, just after I started trail running weekly with a group of gals, I asked if any of them might be interested in running Ragnar Northwest Passage, a nearly two-hundred mile relay race that begins in Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border and ends in Langley on the south end of Whidbey Island. It …
As the new year approaches, it’s a great time for runners to consider signing up for something new. And if you haven’t tried the Whidbey Island Half Marathon, you should. The date for the 2015 race is set for Sunday, April 19, 2015 which is about the time of year that the weather begins to …
Even those who have lived on Whidbey Island for years might not know about Dugualla State Park, part of Deception Pass State Park. Of the seven sites listed on the Deception Pass Park Foundation web site, which include: Goose Rock, The Bridge, Cranberry Lake, West Beach, Rosario Beach and Tide Pools, Pass Lake, North Beach, Hoypus …
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This year the Deception Pass Half Marathon, part of the Bellingham Trail Series, was held on Sunday, June 6. Two hundred and twenty persons participated. That’s nearly 100 more than the year before. Except for a couple of organizational snafus, the course and race experience were about the same as last year. While in search …
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On June 1, 2014, I ran my first trail half marathon, the Deception Pass Half, part of the Bellingham Trail Series. My GPS watch clocked it at not quite 13.1 miles worth of paved roadway, trails and bridges (twice each across Deception Pass and Canoe Pass) with a climb (to the summit of Goose Rock) …
Until a few years ago, I hadn’t read many books that I’d even bother to recommend about running. That all changed when I found and fell in love with, Born to Run, which opened my eyes to a new view about running, in general, and an affinity for minimalist shoes (I drew the line at …
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After the morning low clouds burned off on Sunday, we had a spectacularly sunny day. Unfortunately, I was not the only one who noticed. In addition, because it happened to be Oyster Run 2014 weekend, there were plenty of bikers around as well. I decided to hike Lighthouse Point Trail at Deception Pass State Park …
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The first day of fall 2014 coincided with a relatively low tide at Cornet Bay at 10 am. So, armed with my digital camera, running shoes and sunglasses, I jogged north along Cornet Bay Road to the end, then continued on past the Service Gate Do Not Block sign at the start of the paved …
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